For a few months ever since they proved that section m14 noticed proved that section 1414 noticed where they declared themselves bankrupt. We are at a point now where they have to make £300 million savings for the next two years and if they dont agree this budget they will be bankrupt. The money will run out and people wont get paid. They are gathering in the Council Chamber, we think they will Start Talking about the budget in about 20 minutes or half an hour. You will hear a lot of different politicians talking. Labourwill hear a lot of different politicians talking. Labour will probably blame the conservative government for the reduced income its had, the lower grants over recent years in terms of austerity. The conservatives will blame labourfor austerity. The conservatives will blame labour for its botched introduction of the oracle Payroll System which cost over £100 million and its failure to deal with equal pay abilities which are closing on another billion pounds. We will pr
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
while the united states considers a new text that calls for a humanitarian pause in gaza. 10 days ago the americans vetoed a resolution that called for a ceasefire. a vote in which the uk abstained. but what is interesting about this current text is that is has already current text is that it has already been amended by the united states. so the language of the original draft as put forward by the arab states called for an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access amended now calls for the urgent suspension of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access, and for urgent steps towards a sustainable cessation of hostilities. nada tawfik is in new york, watching and waiting to see if the resolution will get over the line. it seems to me they have added in a humanitarian pause with the idea of moving when it is possible to a broader ceasefire. given that the americans have amended the text. is there a great
in for heavy criticism from environmental campaigners saying they don t go far enough. a standing ovation for king charles as he becomes the first british monarch to address the german parliament. and stray it s one of the top tips to win big at tonight s bafta awards for the british gaming industry. and coming up on the bbc news channel. under the lights of stamford bridge, a chance for chelsea to join arsenal in the women s champions league semi finals. they are 1 0 up after the first leg against holders lyon. good evening. a man has been found guilty of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel in her home in liverpool last summer. thomas cashman fired shots through the family s front door while chasing another man through the streets. the 34 year old was also found guilty of wounding olivia s mother in the attack and the attempted murder of a convicted drugs dealerjoseph nee. police said that olivia s death should not be in vain and they hope that today s verdict will
hello and welcome to the programme i m lewis vaughan jones. gunfire is sounding across the sudanese capital, khartoum, as another temporary truce between warring army factions fails. this is sudan, the fighting is concentrated there, you can see smoke coming from buildings for days and hearing gunfire. let s look at the latest pictures we have. these are not live but these give you a sense of what s been happening, some of the damage and some of the fighting continues. the latest guess is about 400 people have been killed across the country since the fighting started, now coming up to a week ago, last weekend. the intensive battles started and as we head into this weekend more continued fighting. these are the very latest pictures. these are live, it hasjust very latest pictures. these are live, it has just gone 11am very latest pictures. these are live, it hasjust gone ”am in khartoum in the capital. don t let the stillness of that picture fool you, because you can hear